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The Truman Doctrine was a policy accepted by congress on march 12, 1947. This was accepted by congress to aid countries so they wouldn't become communists.
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On April 3, 1948, President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948. It became known as the Marshall Plan, named after secretary of state George Marshall.
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The crisis started on June 24, 1948, when Soviet forces blockaded rail roads, and water access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin.
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NATO was created on April 4, 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
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The Korean War began on June 25, 1950. When the Northern Korean People's Army invaded South Korea in a coordinated general attack at several strategic points along the 38th parallel.
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On July 27, 1953, after President Eisenhower's inauguration as the President of the United States, an armistice was signed to end the war in Korea.
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The Warsaw Pact was created on May 14, 1955, immediately after the accession of West Germany to the Alliance.
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The Eisenhower Doctrine was a policy enunciated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 5, 1957. This was a U.S. foreign-policy promising military or economic aid to any Middle Eastern country needing help in resisting communist aggression.
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On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union announced that they had placed a satellite called Sputnik into orbit around the Earth, starting the Space Age.
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Hopes for a successful summit were dashed when on May 1, 1960. An American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down over Soviet air space.